Eric Adams will be sworn in on Shabbat after all — in Times Square after midnight on New Year’s Adams had originally shifted the ceremony until later in the evening after Shabbat ends to accommodate Jewish supporters but later canceled the event due to the Omicron outbreak. By Shira Hanau December 30, 2021 4:37 am
Scientists worry an avian flu killing thousands of cranes in Israel could spread to humans “We have Omicron — we really don’t need another infectious disease,” one public health expert said. December 30, 2021 3:58 am
Israel will likely administer a 4th dose of coronavirus vaccine to seniors, immunocompromised and healthcare workers Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett acknowledged Tuesday that a fifth wave of the coronavirus within Israel was inevitable. December 22, 2021 3:40 am
Fighting anti-vaxxers among Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jews, nurses write a 140-page rebuttal By Ben Sales December 21, 2021 3:59 pm
Jewish studies scholars gather under the shadow of Omicron, heartening many and rankling others By Rachel Kohn December 20, 2021 6:02 pm
Israel may bar travel to United States as NY consulate staff walloped by latest COVID wave By Shira Hanau December 19, 2021 8:35 am
Israeli Orthodox rabbi who said children should get vaccinated receives threats By Shira Hanau December 15, 2021 4:26 am
Israeli leader of Belz Hasidic sect urges teachers in new Brooklyn yeshiva to get vaccinated as NYC implements vaccine mandate By Shira Hanau December 12, 2021 9:19 am
Jewish day schools rushed to hold vaccine drives. Mandates may come more slowly. By Julia Gergely and Shira Hanau December 8, 2021 3:17 pm
An Israeli doctor tested positive for Omicron but infected few of his close contacts By Shira Hanau December 2, 2021 6:27 am